I finished all of the rail on the dack and am now working on the stairs. My first section did not come out great, by my second was a huge improvement. However, i am getting to the end of my product and realized that I am going to be short. It is probably from waste. I did not make many mistakes, but I am sure that I wasted too much by not knowing how to use the 8 foot kits and the six foot kits efficiently. What really gets me, thoiugh, is I will be 2 balusters short. I hope I don't have to buy a whole box.